Gators pull it out on Hail Mary

Cleveland hauls in 63-yard pass from Franks on last play

Associated Press

Updated 12:54 am, Sunday, September 17, 2017

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Memphis defensive back Jacobi Francis (32) celebrates after he broke up a pass intended for UCLA wide receiver Darren Andrews (7) to seal a 48-45 win for Memphis in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) ORG XMIT: TNMH122 less

Memphis defensive back Jacobi Francis (32) celebrates after he broke up a pass intended for UCLA wide receiver Darren Andrews (7) to seal a 48-45 win for Memphis in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter of ... more

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Florida wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland, right, catches the game winning 63-yard touchdown pass in front of Tennessee defensive back Micah Abernathy (22) as time expired in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in Gainesville, Fla. Florida won 26-20. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ORG XMIT: GVP111 less

Florida wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland, right, catches the game winning 63-yard touchdown pass in front of Tennessee defensive back Micah Abernathy (22) as time expired in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college ... more

Franks scrambled away from the rush on a first-and-10 play with nine seconds remaining and found Cleveland behind safety Micah Abernathy for a Hail Mary that no one — especially the Volunteers — saw coming.

The final play capped a crazy fourth quarter in which the teams combined for 37 points and little, if any, defense.

"Oh my gosh, it's indescribable," Franks said. "You grow up waiting for moments like that to happen in your life, and when it does happen, you don't have any words to describe it."

Alabama 41, Colorado State 23: Jalen Hurts passed for 248 yards and two long touchdowns and rushed for 103 yards and another score to lead No. 1 Alabama. It was his second straight 100-plus yard rushing performance. Hurts completed 12 of 17 passes.

Oklahoma 56, Tulane 14: Baker Mayfield passed for 331 yards and four touchdowns, and No. 2 Oklahoma followed its impressive victory at Ohio State with a win over Tulane. Oklahoma receiver CeeDee Lamb caught four passes for 131 yards and two touchdowns before being ejected in the second quarter for targeting while blocking on a reverse.

Penn State 56, Georgia State 0: Trace McSorley threw a Beaver Stadium-record 85-yard touchdown pass to Saquon Barkley for one of his four scoring strikes and also ran for a touchdown for No. 5 Penn State.

Michigan 29, Air Force 13: Donovan Peoples-Jones returned a punt 79 yards for a score and Quinn Nordin tied a school record with five field goals, helping No. 7 Michigan overcome its offensive struggles. The Wolverines (3-0) didn't lead by more than three points until Peoples-Jones' touchdown early in the third quarter.

Ohio State 38, Army 7: Freshman J.K. Dobbins ran for 172 yards and a pair of touchdowns as No. 8 Ohio State rebounded from a deflating loss to rout Army. J.T. Barrett was 25 for 33 for 270 yards and two touchdowns. His 107 career touchdowns breaks Drew Brees' all-time Big Ten record.

Oklahoma State 59, Pittsburgh 21: Mason Rudolph threw for five TDs, all in the first half, for No. 9 Oklahoma State (3-0). Rudolph completed 23 of 32 passes for 497 yards. He did throw his first interception of the season, ending a streak of 216 consecutive passes without a pick dating back to last season. It was the longest active streak in the FBS.

Wisconsin 40, BYU 6: Alex Hornibrook threw for four touchdowns and 256 yards for No. 10 Wisconsin. He completed 18 of 19 passes as the sophomore put up career highs in passing yards, passing touchdowns and completions.

Mississippi State 37, LSU 7: Nick Fitzgerald threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores to help Mississippi State upset No. 12 LSU.

Georgia 42, Samford 14: Nick Chubb ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns, freshman Jake Fromm threw three scoring passes in his first home start, and No. 13 Georgia's defense was dominant

Auburn 24, Mercer 10: Kamryn Pettway ran for 128 yards and three touchdowns as No. 15 Auburn overcame five turnovers to hold off FCS school Mercer in another troubling performance by the Tigers' offense. Auburn right tackle Darius James was carted off the field with a neck injury

Virginia Tech 64, East Carolina 17: Redshirt freshman Josh Jackson threw for 372 yards and five touchdowns — three to Cam Phillips — to lead No. 16 Virginia Tech. Phillips had a program-record 14 catches for 189 yards to help the Hokies improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2011.

Vanderbilt 14, Kansas State 7: Kyle Shurmur scored on a 2-yard run with 8:23 left, and Vanderbilt upset No. 18 Kansas State for the Commodores' first win over a ranked, nonconference opponent since 1946.

TCU 56, SMU 36: Jalen Reagor made a leaping 38-yard catch between four defenders in the end zone on the last play of the first half, finally putting No. 20 TCU ahead to stay in a victory over upset-minded SMU. Kenny Hill completed 24 of 30 passes for 365 yards and four touchdowns. Darius Anderson and Kenedy Snell ran for two touchdowns each.

Washington State 52, Oregon State 23: Luke Falk threw six TD passes — three to Tavares Martin Jr. — and No. 21 Washington State beat Oregon State for its fourth consecutive victory over the Beavers. Falk, the FBS active leader with 98 TD passes, completed 37 of 49 passes for 396 yards without an interception. Martin had 10 catches for 194 yards.

Memphis 48, UCLA 45: Riley Ferguson threw for 398 yards and six touchdowns, Jacobi Francis broke up a fourth-down pass in the closing seconds and Memphis held off No. 25 UCLA 48-45 on Saturday. Francis' breakup with 56 seconds left prevented another fourth-quarter comeback by Bruins quarterback Josh Rosen. He was 34 of 56 for 463 yards and four touchdowns.